Subj : Re: PING Question To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Wed May 06 2020 17:15:46 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 28-Apr-2020 10:19 <=- BM>> Yes; LIS I don't recall the subjects/topics but to me made sense to BM>> combine as similar requirements. Yes I got out of some work because BM>> only had to do one paper but also more work because had to combine the BM>> requirements of both classes. And figured the worst they could say BM>> was 'no'. NB>> Probably over all less work combined than having done the two NB>> separately, though... but possibly not a lot less... BM> Depending on the topic I did get into the research. :) Recall one BM> topic the current encyclopedias were essentially so-and-so, born, BM> died, noted for doing something. Yawn. Was able to get into the BM> storage area; the old encyclopedias had a lot more detail!! :) Yup, with more information to put into the newer encyclopedias, some of the more interesting stuff from the previous versions got dropped to make room... :) BM> NB>>> In his case, he gets "beat...beat.......beat.beat"... and before meds, NB>>> that was so fast that the nurse couldn't get a pulse number or get a NB>>> blood pressure reading... now with things slowed down, it's just NB>>> irregular... ;) BM>> Back when my unmedicated pulse rate was checked the occasional BM>> 'skipped beat' was noted. I have no idea what happened to cause my BM>> pulse rate to essentially suddenly accelerate and stay there. I did BM>> have to change MDs because of insurance but I was on a roughly BM>> six-month routine check-up when the 'hummingbird pulse rate' was BM>> discovered. NB>> We don't know what triggered it for Richard, either... BM> Once a month I have the doctor's office check my blood pressure and BM> pulse rate checked -- hasn't been done in what seems like forever BM> because of COVID-19 but do a quick pulse rate check periodically to BM> make sure is bump -- bump -- bump and not bumpbumpbump nor bump ------ BM> bump ----- bump. You're getting yours checked more often than he does... He's at one doctor office or the other every 2-3 months usually... he does do the pulse rate check on himself from time to time, though... His last primary "visit" was by phone, so it didn't happen then... NB>>>> More likely to check it against a dictionary when for school or work, NB>>>> although I do often check, especially if after I've typed it, it NB>>>> looks wrong... sometimes that's all it is, that it LOOKS wrong... BM>>> But 'equiptment' looked right! ...One thing I disliked about BM>>> dictionaries was I already knew the word was probably spelt wrong but BM>>> now I have to know the correct spelling to look it up! NB>>> Or at least be creative in thinking different ways in which it might NB>>> be spelled, so as to track it down... BM>> Darn silent letters! -- Pneumonia is under the n's. NB>> Nope... (there you need to know a bit of Greek... pneumo = air/breath) BM> Right. A bit of international has helped figure out what BM> new/technical words probably mean, or how to spell them. (Still think BM> it's funny there's a brand of computer hardware called Adata: 'a-' is BM> without, so "without data"?!) Brand names can be funny.... usually unintentionally so, but often some pretty obvious things are ignored.... ;) BM>> Darn weird pronunciation rules! It's 'tough', not 'tuff'. (Fish and BM>> 'ghoti' was too much of a stretch!) NB>> But 'ghoti' was an extrapolation from various weird pronunciations... NB>> makes perfect sense when explained... I forget which word has a NB>> short 'o' that's so clipped as to sound like a short 'i', though... NB>> (and there's a set of words that don't follow the 'uff' sound of the NB>> 'ough', 'though', 'throughout', etc.)... BM> Yes; 'bough' and 'cough' don't rhyme. ...Pants and dance rhyme, but BM> pants and dents don't. Well.... they do have different vowels.... ;) BM>>> Public schools are now closed though April 30th. The 'good news' is BM>>> the college where her mother works is also closed until then. NB>>> Chances are that schools and colleges will end up being closed for NB>>> the rest of the term.... except for whatever distance learning NB>>> they've been able to set up to do online.... BM>> The Iowa Governor announced shortly before noon yesterday (April 17th) BM>> schools would remain closed through the end of the school year with BM>> distance learning continuing. Right now not sure what's going on with BM>> the community college her mother works at. She works in the office -- BM>> mainly admissions but they also proctor tests. NB>> Colleges here are definitely shut for the year except for online, but NB>> last I heard, they still hadn't decided on whether or not to open the NB>> schools for the rest of the school year.... BM> Yesterday (April 27th) Governor Reynolds (IA) did announce the partial BM> openings in 77 of the 99 Iowa counties -- Scott County isn't one of BM> them. This morning's news there was a blurb indicated she was going BM> to be monitoring the opened counties on a daily basis to take quick BM> action should there be a spike in COVID-19 instances. Personally as BM> nice as it would be to go out (Iowa isn't on a stay-in-place order but BM> more everything is closed so can't really go anywhere) I agree locally BM> we're not ready to open: case numbers are still too high. And I/we BM> probably won't rush out when things do open: allow time for the BM> businesses to get used to the social distancing, probably more important BM> is allow the patrons to get used to social distancing where they're BM> used to being crowded together. And I'll admit to needing a haircut BM> but even will wait a week or two for things to settle. The shop's BM> going to be less crowded, the barber/hair stylists are going to be less BM> rushed, I'll only be slightly more looking like Big Foot!! Just have to figure you are changing up your style... ;) With my long hair, I'm not a hair salon user, so that's not affected me... but closing down the massage therapy offices here has been more of an issue for me... it's been a weekly therapy for pain control for many years now... and my body is really getting unhappy without it... BM>>> The smaller single-digit additions she has done in her head - there is BM>>> a bit of a delay as the 'math table' hasn't been fully constructed up BM>>> there. The beginnings of the two-digit table has also started: 12+5, BM>>> 32+2 types of additions has also started, though with less confidence. NB>>> Clearly she finds it fascinating... and worth playing with... ;) And NB>>> demonstrating to/with others... :) BM>> Yes. Here it's sort of 'day off' so we don't push schooling though do BM>> sneak things in as the opportunity arises. NB>> Education disguised as play can be quite effective... ;) BM> Yup! Quick little 'contest'. Yup... :) BM>>> Haven't gone outside to check on the hail damage yet but did note BM>>> there's a roughly 9" rip in the screen for the slider. NB>>> Something that'll need fixing sooner than later.... :) BM>> Right now sort of setting the repairs slide: big demand as everyone BM>> wants their stuff fixed now; so someone's going to wait, the people BM>> doing the repairs are overwhelmed and probably rushed to get all the BM>> jobs done. Too cold to open the slider anyway (though forecast low BM>> 70's next week).... NB>> And you could probably do a tape patch on the screen if necessary, as NB>> a stopgap measure... :) BM> Need to do that still. Out of sight, out of mind! Plus haven't BM> noticed any bugs outside. They'll be there soon enough... ;) BM>>> ... Mysophobia: fear of picking up the latest infection when out in BM>>> public. NB>>> Something it seems we are being encouraged to do, lately.... ;) BM>> I don't want COVID-19 (or any other nasty) though do want a 'touch' to BM>> build immunity. NB>> There's being phobic about it, and then there's being reasonably NB>> cautious... No need to go to the other extreme of being totally NB>> reckless, by any means, either... ;) BM> Right. I've applied hand sanitizer to the shopping cart handle; with BM> the Easter clearance candy didn't go pawing through but didn't hesitate BM> to pick up the ones I wanted. Yup... I use the sanitizer wipes on the cart handle and the upper bars of it where I'm likely to be touching... And I handle produce less, but still enough to make sure I'm getting what I want, and still am getting my usual produce.... NB>> ... I am tired of being part of a major historical event. BM> Hmm: random tagline or selected?! As I recall, it was semi-random, but seemed totally appropriate... :) ttyl neb .... There's nothing like a good steak - unfortunately this wasn't one. --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .